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The Historic and Classic Vehicles Alliance (HCVA) has been launched today
The mission is to protect and promote the sector and secure its long-term future
Some 100k British jobs are tied up in the industry that generates £18bn a year
Business leaders, motor industry experts and politicians, including a former Tory transport minister, have united to urge the Prime Minister to protect the sector
FOR MATT Wood’s family, there is one car that is special above all else: the Austin A35. “I love them, so do my parents,” he says, as he explains what he likes about the compact family car that was produced by the British manufacturer from 1956 until 1968. “We like the styling, and the fact they are a pleasure to work on. It was my mum who got my dad interested - she really liked them and wanted one, so they bought one.” Matt’s dad Tim still owns a 1957 tweed grey A35 which he bought in 1991. “It had been in someone’s back garden for years and needed everything doing. I was born just a few years later and was brought up rebuilding it.